Born in Bengaluru (then Bangalore) in 1942, Kitto started his career in Chennai and moved to Kolkata in the 1970s, and became a part of the band, Jazz Ensemble in Moulin Rouge, a celebrated restaurant in posh Park Street. After sometime, he played in another well-known restaurant Mocambo (and subsequently in other places) and taught jazz and classical guitar at the Calcutta School of Music in the 1990s.

Nowroji said the school plans to do a commemorative programme next month as a tribute to Kitto, who spent the last days of his life in a dingy apartment in Alimuddin Street.

Cyrus Oshidar, MD of 101India.com, who made the documentary short "Carlton Kitto: The Last of Kolkata's Jazz Legends" about the jazz icon condoled his death on Facebook.

A"Today we say goodbye to one of the last Jazz legends of our country. A#RIPCarltonKitto," Oshidar said.

--IANS

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